The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSE) fell by 43.33 points, or 0.68%, to close at 6,364.94 on profit-taking after an early rally that pushed the benchmark to an intraday high of 6,448.02.

The U.S. economy shrank by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025, as two earlier estimates were revised downward by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

China has confirmed the details of a trade deal framework with the U.S., stating that Washington would lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing would “review and approve” items under export controls.

President Donald Trump said he has identified a buyer for the U.S. operations of TikTok, the social media platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance Ltd.

Holtec International is planning what could be the largest nuclear energy offering in years.

Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over alleged breaches of foreign investment laws tied to rare earths miner Northern Minerals.

Details of two separate assassination plots against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last year were revealed Monday by the head of Ukraine’s security service.

China has signaled that it would approve the export of rare earth minerals to the U.S., just hours after White House officials said the two sides had reached a deal.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists—masterfully using the visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, has died at the age of 91.

GE Appliances has announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project that will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its sprawling manufacturing complex in Kentucky.

China’s auto industry has artificially inflated sales for years through a government-backed gray market that registers brand-new cars as “used” before shipping them overseas.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has lost its vice president overseeing generative artificial intelligence (AI) development.

India is diverting record volumes of rice to ethanol production as it deals with unprecedented stockpiles, which are expected to grow further with the incoming harvest, reversing the recent trend of export restrictions driven by shortages.

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may invade another country, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Omead Afshar, a powerful executive at Tesla Inc. and one of Elon Musk’s closest confidants, has left the company.

Greenpeace recently joined a wave of protests in Venice against the wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.

In a major strategic shift, Toyota will consolidate U.S. production of its electric vehicles (EVs) at its Georgetown, Kentucky plant and boost output of its combustion-powered Grand Highlander crossover in Indiana.

Top thermal coal importers China and India are slashing imports of Indonesian coal in favor of more energy-dense grades from other countries, as a global price drop has made higher-quality coal more competitive.

Tesla’s hyped robotaxi debut this past weekend is drawing attention to one of the biggest concerns among bullish investors.

The Konektadong Pinoy Act, authored by Senator Imee Marcos, sends the wrong signal—not just to incumbent telcos, but to the global investment community watching the Philippines’ regulatory landscape with cautious optimism.

Perched high in the foothills of Chile’s Andes mountains, a revolutionary new space telescope has captured its first images of the cosmos—and they’re spectacular.

.Nissan Motor shareholders vented their frustrations over the automaker’s poor performance during its annual general meeting.

A widening rift between real estate listings portal Zillow and the brokerage Compass could reshape the way the housing market functions.

Zohran Mamdani delivered a political earthquake in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, riding progressive demands for change in a city grappling with an affordability crisis to the brink of a stunning victory.